Original scientific paper
On urbanism in Issa in light of new archaeological research
Boris Čargo
orcid.org/0000-0003-0604-8323
; Archaeological Museum in Split Zrinsko-Frankopanska 25, 21000 Split, Croatia
Abstract
This work contains the results of research which
has been ongoing in the south-east section of Issa (intra
muros) in recent years. The remains of two streets with
a north-south orientation (stenopos), and three insulae
have been found thus far in the course of this research.
The first remains of houses were found in the insulae,
of which not one has been thoroughly examined, so this
work is based primarily on the researched sections of
the street and the organization of space inside the city.
In addition to a brief overview of the course of research,
which has contributed to a better understanding
of urbanism in Issa, the text contains a discussion
of the stair-like streets and the gutters in them, while
previously unknown data on the streets of Issa found
in the western section of the city during research from
the late 1950s are also published. This is followed by
discussion of the size of the insulae and observations
on house I in insula I (I, 1) are provided in preliminary
form. A new view of the Issa urban layout is also presented,
together with comparisons with similar urban
planning solutions in southern Italy, Epirus, northwestern
Greece and southern France.
Keywords
Issa; urbanism; per strigas; residential block; insula; street; stenopos; house
Hrčak ID:
172975
URI
Publication date:
22.12.2016.
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